EP 3892853 A1 20211013 - NEUTRALIZER FOR AN ION THRUSTER OF A SPACECRAFT
Title (en)
NEUTRALIZER FOR AN ION THRUSTER OF A SPACECRAFT
Title (de)
NEUTRALISATOR FÜR EIN IONENTRIEBWERK EINES RAUMFAHRZEUGS
Title (fr)
NEUTRALISEUR POUR UN PROPULSEUR IONIQUE D'ENGIN SPATIAL
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 20168477 A 20200407
Abstract (en)
The present invention relates to a neutralizer (4) for an ion thruster (1) of a spacecraft (S), comprising: a cathode (5) for emission of electrons (6), a support (7) with an opening (8) inside which the cathode (5) is supported in a radially spaced manner, and an electrically conductive shielding (9) which surrounds said opening (8) and is electrically insulated from the support (7), wherein a ring (11) is mounted between the shielding (9) and the cathode (5) and is electrically insulated from the shielding (9) and radially spaced from the cathode (5).
IPC 8 full level
F03H 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
B64G 1/405 (2023.08 - US); B64G 1/413 (2023.08 - EP); F03H 1/0025 (2013.01 - EP US); F03H 1/005 (2013.01 - US)
Citation (search report)
- [A] US 6449941 B1 20020917 - WARBOYS LESLIE R [US], et al
- [A] US 6304040 B1 20011016 - CARDWELL JR GILBERT I [US], et al
- [A] US 2018023550 A1 20180125 - TSAY MICHAEL [US], et al
- [A] EP 0468706 A2 19920129 - MARCONI GEC LTD [GB]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 3892853 A1 20211013; EP 3892853 B1 20230712; FI 3892853 T3 20231003; US 2023106067 A1 20230406; WO 2021204463 A1 20211014
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 20168477 A 20200407; EP 2021055108 W 20210302; FI 20168477 T 20200407; US 202117909649 A 20210302